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president obama on the world stage at the united nations just wrapping up a speech, and it started and ended with the killing of u.s. ambassador to libya chris stevens. you will recall the ambassador was murdered along with three american colleagues during an attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi on september 11th. the president praised stevens for his service to his country. he vowed to bring the killers to justice. mr. obama's remarks ending just moments ago carried live on cnn. he also spoke out about all of the religious extremism in the middle east and elsewhere around the world, specifically making mention to that extraordinarily offensive video. have a listen. >> i have made it clear that the united states government had nothing to do with this video, and i believe its message must be rejected by all who respect our common humanity. it is an insult not only to muslims but to america as well, for as the city outside these walls makes clear, we are a country that's welcomed people of every race and every faith. we are home to muslims who worship across our country. we not only
president obama on the world stage at the united nations just wrapping up a speech, and it started and ended with the killing of u.s. ambassador to libya chris stevens. you will recall the ambassador was murdered along with three american colleagues during an attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi on september 11th. the president praised stevens for his service to his country. he vowed to bring the killers to justice. mr. obama's remarks ending just moments ago carried live on cnn. he also...
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live to the united nations. president obama getting ready for a global address in just a few minutes. he'll speak to delegates and fellow world leaders at the united nations. at the top of his mind, the rising violence in the middle east. >>> monday night debacle. a lot of upset football fans after the seahawks get a controversial win over the green bay packers. did the replace amecement refs this touchdown call right? >>> lynyrd skynyrd known for using the confederate flag during their concerts. they might be changing their tune again. >>> and it's one of the most important tools for a young mind a proper lunch. but now complaints are growing. does michelle obama's initiative give students enough to eat at school? "newsroom" starts now. >>> good morning. thank you so much for being with us. i'm carol costello. we begin this hour with president obama about to face two very different audiences. just minutes from now the president will address the united nations general assembly, but it's not just world leaders wh
live to the united nations. president obama getting ready for a global address in just a few minutes. he'll speak to delegates and fellow world leaders at the united nations. at the top of his mind, the rising violence in the middle east. >>> monday night debacle. a lot of upset football fans after the seahawks get a controversial win over the green bay packers. did the replace amecement refs this touchdown call right? >>> lynyrd skynyrd known for using the confederate flag...
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here is our united nations correspondent richard roth. joining me now. richard, i'm assuming no delegates of iran were there to hear israeli prime minister. >> reporter: the iranian table was empty here at the united nations general assembly. one delegate left before netanyahu walked on to the stage at the general assembly. this is to make the white house see red about the red lines. the white house has denied disagreements with israel over this but clearly there's been friction. netanyahu's public declaration with graphic for the world there pointing out the red lines was probably not something the white house would want to see at this moment. especially during a political electoral race. last friday jay carney said there's no difference of israel and the united states. with the red lines. u.s. and israel committed to preventing iran of achieving a nuclear weapon and president obama echoed the themes a couple of days ago. however, i don't think the white house and the u.s. wants to be pushed in to on such a high profile stage battered with making a publ
here is our united nations correspondent richard roth. joining me now. richard, i'm assuming no delegates of iran were there to hear israeli prime minister. >> reporter: the iranian table was empty here at the united nations general assembly. one delegate left before netanyahu walked on to the stage at the general assembly. this is to make the white house see red about the red lines. the white house has denied disagreements with israel over this but clearly there's been friction....
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looking live at new york city, home of the united nations. world leaders from 193 countries are gathering for the annual meeting of the general assembly. president mahmoud ahmadinejad will address the meeting on wednesday. he had blistering words at israel today. more on that in a moment. he took aim at the security council on the subject of iran's nuclear program. >> translator: we have business that some members of the security council with little rights have chosen silence with regard to the nuclear warheads of the fake regime while at the same time they impede scientific progress of other nations. >> president obama is in new york tonight ahead of his speech on tuesday, a speech that will condemn violent protests in the middle east and underscore his commitment to keep iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. meanwhile, with just 43 days to go until this country's election, mitt romney has campaigned in colorado. the latest national cnn poll has president obama with a four point lead over governor romney against the backdrop of the political
looking live at new york city, home of the united nations. world leaders from 193 countries are gathering for the annual meeting of the general assembly. president mahmoud ahmadinejad will address the meeting on wednesday. he had blistering words at israel today. more on that in a moment. he took aim at the security council on the subject of iran's nuclear program. >> translator: we have business that some members of the security council with little rights have chosen silence with regard...
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one of the purposes of the united nations is to see we harness the power for peace. nuclear armed iran is not a challenge that can be contained. president ahmadinejad of iran was in the u.n. building yesterday and in interviews and again strongly criticized isr l israel, including the united states. soledad, back to you. >> thank you very much for the update and preview. we appreciate it. >>> ahead of the president's speech the romney campaign is amping up their attacks on the president's foreign policy 37 ryan drawing a parallel to the iran hossage crisis in 1979. >> he made the case the power of his personality and purchase situation powers would calm things in the muslim world. would make people respect us and like us that much more. i mean, they are on tv and -- reminds you of 1979 tehran but they are burning our flags and capitals all around the world. they are storming our embassies. we lost four of our diplomats. >> wolf blitzer who covered 1979 tehran would say not quite so much. at least certainly not at this stage yet. he spent a lot of time there and he sa
one of the purposes of the united nations is to see we harness the power for peace. nuclear armed iran is not a challenge that can be contained. president ahmadinejad of iran was in the u.n. building yesterday and in interviews and again strongly criticized isr l israel, including the united states. soledad, back to you. >> thank you very much for the update and preview. we appreciate it. >>> ahead of the president's speech the romney campaign is amping up their attacks on the...
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now, ahmadinejad's will address the united nations and the world in a speech on wednesday. that happens to be the holiest day on the jewish calendar. prime minister netanyahu will take the podium the day after and he has been aggressive on the need to stop iran's nuclear ambition. he says iran will be 90% to a bomb in six months. a bomb he says will hurt america. >> all the things you see now in these mobs storming the american embassy is what you'll see in a regime with atomic bombs. you can't have people have atomic bombs. >> so, what's causing this escalation? two words. the united states. specifically the election battle between these two men. either mitt romney or barack obama will be the one to decide on the war or peace question. prime minister netanyahu seems to be betting on romney. romney has known him for 35 years. he visited him on the campaign trail in israel. and i even saw one of mitt romney's books on netanyahu's study shelf in jer use lem. he even appears in a pro romney ad in florida. >> the fact is, that every day that passes, iran gets closer and closer
now, ahmadinejad's will address the united nations and the world in a speech on wednesday. that happens to be the holiest day on the jewish calendar. prime minister netanyahu will take the podium the day after and he has been aggressive on the need to stop iran's nuclear ambition. he says iran will be 90% to a bomb in six months. a bomb he says will hurt america. >> all the things you see now in these mobs storming the american embassy is what you'll see in a regime with atomic bombs. you...
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everyone knows in the united nations it's the fastest way to change the world in the direction of not only peace, but social justice, economic justice, sustainability, health and well being. it's 50% of the population of our planet for the most part. >> i was talking to the general, he was saying the impact of having musicians come to this initiative here really cannot be underestimated that you can get to the huge audiences who hang on your every word. i know you take that responsibility seriously, globalization is here and is real. there's a sense, i think for many americans, we don't want global policemen with the terrible toll and the loss of life to our soldiers and economically. >> yeah, well, this transparent world we live in now, america has to realize now we are a part of the world. we are not leaving the world. we do, in some shape or form, but when it comes to education, we are not. we are dead last when it comes to education. as the world becomes more technological, 20 years from now, what is america? when you didn't even educate the people to understand the technology we
everyone knows in the united nations it's the fastest way to change the world in the direction of not only peace, but social justice, economic justice, sustainability, health and well being. it's 50% of the population of our planet for the most part. >> i was talking to the general, he was saying the impact of having musicians come to this initiative here really cannot be underestimated that you can get to the huge audiences who hang on your every word. i know you take that responsibility...
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the situation was discussed several times in the united nations today. ban ki-moon said this region needs your attention, do not abandon it. and secretary clinton said in a speech that the u.s. is stepping up its counterterrorism. >>> it's been 419 days since the u.s. lost its top credit rating. new home sales dropped in august, but prices were up at 11%. that's something to celebrate. >>> and now, our fourth story "outfront." a hail mary pass from mitt romney. pastor jeffers says evangelical voters hold the key to romney's victory. he's the pastor of the first baptist church in dallas. he now supports mitt romney and is here tonight. okay, so let's start with this. what is the secret that's going to turn it around for mitt romney? >> insanity's doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. up to this point, the strategy has been to just talk about the economy. don't get off on the social issues. this isn't working out well. the economy, because the economy's improving with the housing prices yesterday, consumer sentiment up y
the situation was discussed several times in the united nations today. ban ki-moon said this region needs your attention, do not abandon it. and secretary clinton said in a speech that the u.s. is stepping up its counterterrorism. >>> it's been 419 days since the u.s. lost its top credit rating. new home sales dropped in august, but prices were up at 11%. that's something to celebrate. >>> and now, our fourth story "outfront." a hail mary pass from mitt romney....
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president obama is preparing to address the united nations today. he's going to tackle foreign policy, deliver a warning to iran about their nuclear program. not planning, though, to meet with foreign leaders publicly. so the big question there, is he making a big mistake ahead of the election. we're going to talk this morning to senator john barrasso and former congressman robert wexler about what they think the president needs to say today. and america fell in love with her on "laverne and shirley." i sit down with actress and director penny marshall. she's got a new memoir out called "my mother was nuts." and he is the king of the gridiron, victor cruz will join us. he's going to talk about the call and the replacement refs. how he thinks it's affecting the game. and also talk about all the other things he's doing in his life. he's got a very cute commercial for campbell's. you know you've made it big when campbell's puts your mom on the commercial with you. >> very interested to hear what he has to say about the refs. >> it will be very interest
president obama is preparing to address the united nations today. he's going to tackle foreign policy, deliver a warning to iran about their nuclear program. not planning, though, to meet with foreign leaders publicly. so the big question there, is he making a big mistake ahead of the election. we're going to talk this morning to senator john barrasso and former congressman robert wexler about what they think the president needs to say today. and america fell in love with her on "laverne...
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let's go to richard roth, our senior united nations correspondent. first, let's talk about mahmoud abbas. last year he failed at that same podium to make the case that the palestinian status should be raised as a state, that they should have statehood. now he's going to go back and say we want a beefed-up status for palestinians shy of statehood. what would that accomplish? why is he doing that? >> well, for them, it's another symbolic improvement of their situation diplomatically. it is a step-down from the rousing reception he received last year when he announced that the palestinians want their own state and they made a push for it. the united states blocked them in the security council. the only organization here at the u.n. that can approve that. the u.s. has veto power. now they're back to palestinians. something called non-u.n. member status. it allows them to be on the same level as the vatican, allows them to vote in different u.n. organizations, potentially get closer in the international criminal court for bringing cases to israel. it's a
let's go to richard roth, our senior united nations correspondent. first, let's talk about mahmoud abbas. last year he failed at that same podium to make the case that the palestinian status should be raised as a state, that they should have statehood. now he's going to go back and say we want a beefed-up status for palestinians shy of statehood. what would that accomplish? why is he doing that? >> well, for them, it's another symbolic improvement of their situation diplomatically. it is...
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today the president spent 24 minutes of his half-hour speech to the united nations talking about libya, the middle east and ambassador chris stevens. the speech, which was seen by american voters and viewers around the world, mentioned stevens 12 times. as the president paid tribute to him right from the start. >> chris stevens loved his work. he took pride in the country he served, and he saw dignity in the people that he met. and two weeks ago, he traveled to benghazi to review plans to establish a new cultural center and modernize a hospital. that's when america's compound came under attack. >> that's the first we learned about exactly what stevens was doing in benghazi, a city the u.s. had been warned was not safe. and the president continued in his speech vowing to find the killers. >> the attacks on the civilians in benghazi were attacks on america. we are grateful for the assistance we received from the libyan government, and from the libyan people. there should be no doubt that we will be relentless in tracking down the killers and bringing them to justice. >> relentless in tra
today the president spent 24 minutes of his half-hour speech to the united nations talking about libya, the middle east and ambassador chris stevens. the speech, which was seen by american voters and viewers around the world, mentioned stevens 12 times. as the president paid tribute to him right from the start. >> chris stevens loved his work. he took pride in the country he served, and he saw dignity in the people that he met. and two weeks ago, he traveled to benghazi to review plans to...
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well, united nations now predicts that the number of syrian people who fled their homes is going to reach 700,000 by the end of this year. that's about 3% of the entire population of syria too afraid now to go home. the u.n.'s refugee agency is trying to get a half billion dollars in aid, donations to help them. what's more beautiful than a covergirl? two covergirls. get two miracles in one product. tone rehab 2-in-1 foundation. covers spots, lines, and wrinkles. and helps improve skin tone over time. tone rehab from easy, breezy, beautiful, covergirl! covergirl! it's got that sweet honey taste. but no way it's 80 calories, right? no way, right? lady, i just drive the truck. right, there's no way right, right? have a nice day. [ male announcer ] 80 delicious calories. fiber one. >> announcer: this is the day. the day that we say to the world of identity thieves "enough." we're lifelock, and we believe you have the right to live free from the fear of identity theft. our pledge to you? as long as there are identity thieves, we'll be there. we're lifelock. and we offer the most comprehensive
well, united nations now predicts that the number of syrian people who fled their homes is going to reach 700,000 by the end of this year. that's about 3% of the entire population of syria too afraid now to go home. the u.n.'s refugee agency is trying to get a half billion dollars in aid, donations to help them. what's more beautiful than a covergirl? two covergirls. get two miracles in one product. tone rehab 2-in-1 foundation. covers spots, lines, and wrinkles. and helps improve skin tone...
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with a revolution, for having sought freedom and free elections, for not allowing our oil and national treasure to leave our country freely, for having stood up to very dangerous terrorists in the region, for having stood up against saddam hussein who enjoyed the backing of many. we stood up against him and did not allow the occupation of our territory. we have been condemned for a great many things. because we said justice for all. the rule of law for all. the right of peaceful nuclear energy for all. >> but do you want -- mr. president, do you want -- >> allow me, sir, allow me, please. >> the question wasn't any of that. the question was -- do you believe that israel -- >> translator: but i will get to that answer, please. don't hurry me. >> if i may repeat it quickly. should israel be wiped off the face of the map? is that your desire? >> translator: if a group comes and occupies the united states of america, destroyed homes while women and children are in those homes, incarcerate the youth of america, impose five different wars on many neighbors, and always threaten others, what w
with a revolution, for having sought freedom and free elections, for not allowing our oil and national treasure to leave our country freely, for having stood up to very dangerous terrorists in the region, for having stood up against saddam hussein who enjoyed the backing of many. we stood up against him and did not allow the occupation of our territory. we have been condemned for a great many things. because we said justice for all. the rule of law for all. the right of peaceful nuclear energy...
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the middle east front and center today at the united nations. palestinian president mahmoud abbas expected to campaign for nonmember observer stat turks stopping short of seeking full statehood. later, benjamin netanyau will speak to the assembly. he isn't expected to respond to abbas but address a more immediate concern for israel, iran's nuclear ambitions. >>> a top army general charged in a sex scandal, brigadier general jeffrey st. clair is accused of wrongful sexual conduct and having inappropriate relationships with several female subordinates a military hearing will determine if he will be court martialed. he served as deputy commander of the 82nd airborne in afghanistan before being relieved in may. >>> air force one was forced to abort a landing. the plane was flying the president to a campaign convenient in ohio but the pilot decided to pull up, circle around, try again. reporters on board say the jet hit bad weather and turbulence yesterday on approach to toledo express airport. news crews on the ground were initially confused about w
the middle east front and center today at the united nations. palestinian president mahmoud abbas expected to campaign for nonmember observer stat turks stopping short of seeking full statehood. later, benjamin netanyau will speak to the assembly. he isn't expected to respond to abbas but address a more immediate concern for israel, iran's nuclear ambitions. >>> a top army general charged in a sex scandal, brigadier general jeffrey st. clair is accused of wrongful sexual conduct and...
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and at the united nations complete failure to stop it. itv news homs. >> and we just got word from rebel groups that 298 people died today across syria. most of those in damascus and its suburbs. >>> the battle is on in ohio. president obama and mitt romney both getting ready to speak live from a state they can't afford to lose. we'll bring you both rallies in minutes. plus, a terror suspect attempts to stop his extradition to the u.s. eight years after his arrest. ahead, how his legal team has outmaneuvered prosecutors again and again. ♪ [ male announcer ] every car we build must make adrenaline pump and pulses quicken. ♪ to help you not just to stay alive... but feel alive. the new c class is no exception. it's a mercedes-benz through and through. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. so it can feel like you're using nothing at all. but neosporin® eczema essentials™ is different. its multi-action formula restores visibly healthier skin in 3 days. neosporin® ecze
and at the united nations complete failure to stop it. itv news homs. >> and we just got word from rebel groups that 298 people died today across syria. most of those in damascus and its suburbs. >>> the battle is on in ohio. president obama and mitt romney both getting ready to speak live from a state they can't afford to lose. we'll bring you both rallies in minutes. plus, a terror suspect attempts to stop his extradition to the u.s. eight years after his arrest. ahead, how his...
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mahmoud ahmadinejad's speech at the united nations general assembly last week was likely his last. his term as president of iran ends this year. to document his visit to new york city he brought along his official photographer. well, now ahmadinejad is back home in iran, but his photographer never left new york. according to his attorney, he's filing for asylum here in the u.s. he just spoke with cnn. deborah feyerick is here with the interview. on what grounds is he trying to stay in the united states? >> now that he has defected he simply can't go back. he's betrayed president ahmadinejad, he can no longer be trusted by the regime, certainly not by the ayatollahs who are running the country. the iranian photographer's lawyers suggest that the reason he defected thursday is because he was asked to use his skills as a cameraman to do things for iran against the united states. take a listen to what paul dwyer had to say. >> i think when you have a lot of people on the ground who are fleeing and seeking asylum, that's not such an indication that the government is in trouble. but when
mahmoud ahmadinejad's speech at the united nations general assembly last week was likely his last. his term as president of iran ends this year. to document his visit to new york city he brought along his official photographer. well, now ahmadinejad is back home in iran, but his photographer never left new york. according to his attorney, he's filing for asylum here in the u.s. he just spoke with cnn. deborah feyerick is here with the interview. on what grounds is he trying to stay in the...
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when hillary clinton speaking at the units nations wednesday, implied an al-qaeda link we reported on, the state department later corrected her, saying she was speaking generally, not about the attack in benghazi. now, u.s. intelligence sources tell cnn tonight that in the immediate after math of the attack, they thought the attack might have been, their word, spontaneous. okay, this is going to be a crucial word to define. what exactly is immediate aftermath? because the white house and the state department stuck with the spontaneous version of events for eight days. >> we are very cautious about drawing any conclusions with regard to who the perpetrators were, what their motivations were, whether it was premedicated. >> this was not a preplanned, premeditated attack. >> based on the information we had at the time and have to this day, we, we do not have evidence that it was premeditated. >> all right. these same people apparently knew a terrorist attack was perpetrated by al-qaeda within 24 hours after the attack, so the lack of information sharing does not seem to add up. tonight,
when hillary clinton speaking at the units nations wednesday, implied an al-qaeda link we reported on, the state department later corrected her, saying she was speaking generally, not about the attack in benghazi. now, u.s. intelligence sources tell cnn tonight that in the immediate after math of the attack, they thought the attack might have been, their word, spontaneous. okay, this is going to be a crucial word to define. what exactly is immediate aftermath? because the white house and the...
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. >> live coverage of the united nations. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu speaking right now. let's listen in. >> thank you very much, mr. president. it's a pleasure to see the general assembly presided by the ambassador from israel. it's good to see all of you distinguished delegates. ladies and gentlemen, 3,000 years ago king david reigned over the jewish state in our eternal capital, jerusalem. i say that to all those who proclaim that the jewish state has no roots in our region. and that it will soon disappear. throughout our history, the jewish people have over come all the tyrants who have sought our destruction. it's their ideologies that have been discarded by history. the people of israel live on. we say in hebrew. [ speaking foreign language ] and the jewish state will live forever. the jewish people have lived in the land of israel for thousands of years. even after most of our people were exiled from it, jews continue to live in the land of israel throughout the ages. and the masses of our people never g
. >> live coverage of the united nations. israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu speaking right now. let's listen in. >> thank you very much, mr. president. it's a pleasure to see the general assembly presided by the ambassador from israel. it's good to see all of you distinguished delegates. ladies and gentlemen, 3,000 years ago king david reigned over the jewish state in our eternal capital, jerusalem. i say that to all those who proclaim that the jewish state has no roots in...
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more on the middle east front and center this week at the united nations. but there's another crisis that's getting much less attention. 2 1/2 years after being ravaged by an earthquake the island nation of haiti is still struggling to get back on its feet. >> plus hurricane isaac is a painful reminder of haiti's troubles. despite a flood of humanitarian aid from around the world, haiti's infrastructure remains weak. roughly 400,000 people are still living in makeshift housing and tents. >> with us in their first-ever joint interview are the president of haiti and the haitian prime minister. both are here for the u.n. general assembly and spoke at the clinton global initiative. gentlemen, thank you so much for joining us. as you know, on this program and cnn in the united states, in the months and now years since the earthquake our hearts have been with the haitian people, as you try to rebuild. and i was struck by, as hurricane isaac was coming, was coming through, we were watching it on the radar, our own reporters were in haiti, telling people that this
more on the middle east front and center this week at the united nations. but there's another crisis that's getting much less attention. 2 1/2 years after being ravaged by an earthquake the island nation of haiti is still struggling to get back on its feet. >> plus hurricane isaac is a painful reminder of haiti's troubles. despite a flood of humanitarian aid from around the world, haiti's infrastructure remains weak. roughly 400,000 people are still living in makeshift housing and tents....
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and that the prime minister welcomed the statement by president obama at the united nations to do what has to be done to achieve that goal. there were other phrases too. i won't go into them in close cooperation was one of them. but it is an attempt to make sure there is no feeling that these two very close allies have drifted apart, especially at this time, which is a very critical in getting iran to hopefully stop developing, if it is, and that's still questionable, a nuclear bomb. >> and, jill, you know, we are in the fourth day of the united nations general assembly and this afternoon a small group of world leaders calling themselves friends of syria met to discuss the civil war. what did they conclude or hoping to accomplish? >> well, you know, a lot of them were here. this is a group that met before, they're 90 nations and about a quarter of them met, some of the key ones who are involved in humanitarian aid. secretary clinton just very recently, maybe a few minutes ago, her statement came out, and she -- the united states is giving more money, $45 million more money. $30 million
and that the prime minister welcomed the statement by president obama at the united nations to do what has to be done to achieve that goal. there were other phrases too. i won't go into them in close cooperation was one of them. but it is an attempt to make sure there is no feeling that these two very close allies have drifted apart, especially at this time, which is a very critical in getting iran to hopefully stop developing, if it is, and that's still questionable, a nuclear bomb. >>...
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a live look for you at the united nations. the leader of the ivory coast speaking right now. the iranian president, mahmoud ahmadinejad is scheduled to speak in about two hours. western lead verse a history of walking out on his speeches. in a sign of protest. demonstrators are expected outside the u.n. during his address. >>> and disapproval already lobbed in the direction of ahmadinejad. monday, walking out on a session when iran's president began to speak. the two countries are at odds over iran's nuclear program. sara sidner joins us live from jerusalem. what's the reaction there? we were curious. >> reporter: well, carol, what's interesting is, today is a very, very important, perhaps the most sacred of jewish holiday, yom kippur. what's happening today, no newspapers printed. no newspapers deliverrd and we're hearing absolutely nothing from israeli leaders at this point in time. they've kept quiet. probably awaiting to hear what ahmadinejad has to say when he speaks to the unga. i can tell you over the years, a lot of frustration with the remarks he has made in front of
a live look for you at the united nations. the leader of the ivory coast speaking right now. the iranian president, mahmoud ahmadinejad is scheduled to speak in about two hours. western lead verse a history of walking out on his speeches. in a sign of protest. demonstrators are expected outside the u.n. during his address. >>> and disapproval already lobbed in the direction of ahmadinejad. monday, walking out on a session when iran's president began to speak. the two countries are at...
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. -- united nations convoy in the region had been attacked. growing security concerns at that time back in april, about what was going on in that region in eastern libya. so, the u.s. sent a team of about four special forces, commandos to the benghazi compound. they did a security assessment. what could be done to improve security at the facility. and they recommended apparently, we are told, a couple of things that seem fairly minor in retrospect. sand bagging some positions so libyan forces who were there, contractors, essentially, could help fight back if the place came under attack and also were training for some of that private security force that was hired for the consulate compound. no word on how much of this was implemented and whether there were additional security recommendations beyond that. it really goes to the point that as far back as april, there were growing security concerns there, something the ambassador would have been well aware of as the militias in eastern libya appeared to be gaining strength and coalescing as intelli
. -- united nations convoy in the region had been attacked. growing security concerns at that time back in april, about what was going on in that region in eastern libya. so, the u.s. sent a team of about four special forces, commandos to the benghazi compound. they did a security assessment. what could be done to improve security at the facility. and they recommended apparently, we are told, a couple of things that seem fairly minor in retrospect. sand bagging some positions so libyan forces...
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some statements were made by the am bass do to the united nations, susan rice. now, peter king is calling for her to step down. here's what he told our wolf blitzer. >> i believe this was such a failure of foreign policy message and leadership, such a misstatement of facts, as were known at the time and for her to go on all of those shows and in effect be our spokesman for the world and misinform our allies and spokesmen around the world. someone has to pay the price for this. things go wrong and everyone forgets about it the next day. we have to send a clear message on such a vital issue like this where the american ambassador was killed, the presumptioned a to be it's terrorism. can see why they would have said it's too early to definitively rule out it was terrorism. to me, it was a terrible mistake to make whether intentionally or unintentionally, to show the significance, she should resign. >> the white house is standing by rice. they said everything she said in that interview was cleared by int interagency groups based on information they had and certainly
some statements were made by the am bass do to the united nations, susan rice. now, peter king is calling for her to step down. here's what he told our wolf blitzer. >> i believe this was such a failure of foreign policy message and leadership, such a misstatement of facts, as were known at the time and for her to go on all of those shows and in effect be our spokesman for the world and misinform our allies and spokesmen around the world. someone has to pay the price for this. things go...
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ambassador to the united nations susan rice had said earlier it was a spontaneous attack over an anti-muslim film and that there were no extremists involved, but now with the new information, new york congressman peter king is calling for rice to step down. here's what he told our wolf blitzer. >> too much things to go wrong and everyone forgets about it the next day. i think we have to send a clear message and on such a flight issue as this, an american ambassador was killed and by all the accumulation of evidence at the time the prezumption had to be it was terrorism. i can see why they wanted to say it's too early to say it's definitively terrorism but to rule out terrorism and say it was not terrorism at that time, to me, was a terrible mistake to make whether it was intentionally or unintentionally. i believe she should resign, yes. >> the white house is standing by rice at her statements were based on information they had at the time. and it was not intended to mislead people. according to white house officials. >>> now to the crisis in syria. the u.s. is warning iran to stop providing
ambassador to the united nations susan rice had said earlier it was a spontaneous attack over an anti-muslim film and that there were no extremists involved, but now with the new information, new york congressman peter king is calling for rice to step down. here's what he told our wolf blitzer. >> too much things to go wrong and everyone forgets about it the next day. i think we have to send a clear message and on such a flight issue as this, an american ambassador was killed and by all...
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nations that the united nations u united states will do what we must to stop iran from ie quiring a nuclear weapon. if you'd been at the united nations, what would have been your message to the iranians? >> we've heard the president speak 2009, 2010, 2012 each time showing his commitment from keeping iran from going nuclear and iran gets closer and closer every year to having nuclear capability. it's very clear his pollty u sis with iran have not dissuaded them from becoming nuclear in one iota. so the president is not effective in being able to take them on a different course. i would be. >> what would be your message to the iranians? >> words are words. you need to show the kind of action that shows to them we're serious about what we're saying. those kinds of actions and should have included from the very beginning of this administration, crippling sanctions. indicting ahmadinejad for insight for genocide. treat the diplomats the way we treated the diplomats under south after rrica under aparthe >> just the other day you said the president has been trying to fool people with his
nations that the united nations u united states will do what we must to stop iran from ie quiring a nuclear weapon. if you'd been at the united nations, what would have been your message to the iranians? >> we've heard the president speak 2009, 2010, 2012 each time showing his commitment from keeping iran from going nuclear and iran gets closer and closer every year to having nuclear capability. it's very clear his pollty u sis with iran have not dissuaded them from becoming nuclear in...
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this was reporting information that could impact the national security of the united states and the safety of u.s. installations in other countries. we have just learned, for instance, that the benghazi mission was operating under a security waiver at the time of the attack. that means that typical security standards did not apply, mainly because the compound was temporary in nature. we don't yet know who made that decision or who was in on it but we do think that people need to know where the process broke down, if it broke down. we think you need to know what happened to u.s. personnel in benghazi. we've got a lot to talk about tonight with former homeland security advisor fran townsend. as we often mention, fran's a member of the external advisory committee, and recently visited libya with her employer. also joining us, former cia officer bob baer. i don't want to get into the journalistic details with you, but there's no doubt, what do you make of the fact that this consulate in benghazi three days after the attack apparently wasn't being guarded and journalists are wandering all over
this was reporting information that could impact the national security of the united states and the safety of u.s. installations in other countries. we have just learned, for instance, that the benghazi mission was operating under a security waiver at the time of the attack. that means that typical security standards did not apply, mainly because the compound was temporary in nature. we don't yet know who made that decision or who was in on it but we do think that people need to know where the...
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it comes two days after president obama stood before the united nations and warned against a nuclear iran. yesterday, netanyahu underscored iran having a nuclear bomb and shrugged off. he said the world may be months away from the point of no return. >> where should a red line be drawn? a red line should be drawn right here. befo before, before iran completes the second stage of nuclear enrichment necessary to make a bomb. before iran gets to a point where it's a few months away or a few weeks away from amassing enough enriched uranium from making a nuclear weapon. >> mahmoud ahmadinejad accused israel of carrying out a campaign of ethnic cleansing. netanyahu fired back saying the state hood of palestinians cannot be resolved with quotes libelous speeches. >>> it's been 37 years since the body of jimmy hoffa went missing and now it may be found. crews went digging in detroit. this is a live picture. investigators will dig under that driveway and take a coarse sample to determine if any human remains are down there. the home is in roseville, michigan. they got a credible tip a body wa
it comes two days after president obama stood before the united nations and warned against a nuclear iran. yesterday, netanyahu underscored iran having a nuclear bomb and shrugged off. he said the world may be months away from the point of no return. >> where should a red line be drawn? a red line should be drawn right here. befo before, before iran completes the second stage of nuclear enrichment necessary to make a bomb. before iran gets to a point where it's a few months away or a few...
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nations general assembly saying that the united states, quote, will do what we must to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. 11:00 this morning, the candidates in new york, appearances here, colliding, first you have the president and the first lady making a taped appearance on "the view." and then mitt romney sitting down with brian williams at nbc for a live discussion on education. couple of hours later, noon, president takes his turn speaking before the clinton global initiative. i want to just play a little sound from that. this is when the president talks about the issue of human trafficking and slavery. >> when a little boy is kidnapped, turned into a child soldier, forced to kill, or be killed, that's slavery. when a little girl is sold by her impoverished family, girls my daughter's age, runs away from home or is lured by the false promise of a better life and then imprisoned in a brothel and tortured if she resists, that's slavery. it is barbaric and evil. and it has no place in a civilized world. our people and our children are not for sale. but for all the progre
nations general assembly saying that the united states, quote, will do what we must to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. 11:00 this morning, the candidates in new york, appearances here, colliding, first you have the president and the first lady making a taped appearance on "the view." and then mitt romney sitting down with brian williams at nbc for a live discussion on education. couple of hours later, noon, president takes his turn speaking before the clinton global...
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states ambassador to the united nations susan rice. this is from erin pelton, let me read it, during her appearances on the sunday talk show september 16, 2012, ambassador rice's comments were prefaced at every turn with a clear statement that an fbi investigation was underway that would provide the definitive accounting of the events that took place in benghazi. at every turn ambassador rice provided and said she was providing the best information and the best assessment that the administration had at the time based on what was provided ambassador rice and other u.s. intelligence community. >> it was caveated. >> she didn't deliberately go out to mislead the american people. this is what she was told by the u.s. intelligence community. and this is what she told the american people. in your interview and the interview with the others. >> it was caveated. here's the best information we have at the time. the fbi is looking at that. interesting i think i saw on your show that the fbi hasn't yet been let into libya. >> and may not go becau
states ambassador to the united nations susan rice. this is from erin pelton, let me read it, during her appearances on the sunday talk show september 16, 2012, ambassador rice's comments were prefaced at every turn with a clear statement that an fbi investigation was underway that would provide the definitive accounting of the events that took place in benghazi. at every turn ambassador rice provided and said she was providing the best information and the best assessment that the...
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iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad slated to talk later today at the united nations. his speech follows one from president obama, who just yesterday said the u.s. will do what it must to stop iran from developing a nuclear weapon. he said time is running out for diplomacy. >> let me be clear, america wants to resolve this issue through diplomacy. we believe that there is still time and space to do so. that time is not unlimited. >> and back to the political back and forth and dueling speeches which saw mitt romney and president obama on the same stage just hours apart. >> that's right. we want to talk more about this with margaret hoover and richard socarides. margaret is a cnn contributor, former white house appointee and bush administration. richard is a former special adviser in the clinton white house. and a democratic analyst. so, in "the wall street journal" and some other places, president obama took a little bit of heat. some people also saying that his speech was a little too campaigny, and that he didn't meet with world leaders. you know, what do you say to
iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad slated to talk later today at the united nations. his speech follows one from president obama, who just yesterday said the u.s. will do what it must to stop iran from developing a nuclear weapon. he said time is running out for diplomacy. >> let me be clear, america wants to resolve this issue through diplomacy. we believe that there is still time and space to do so. that time is not unlimited. >> and back to the political back and forth and...
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romney campaign knows that, six people on the stage going head to head against the president of the united states. >> i want to read you something that came out of the "national journal" in a thing called defying gravity and it talks about people talking about the economy going bad. they wrote, perhaps the most concerning for romney is obama is winning a healthy share of votes from people who thing he has steered the country off course. one out of four obama supporters in the most recent all state "national journal" heartland monitor poll said that the country was on the wrong track, but they're voting for the president anyway. that's what demying gravity looks like. >> they want a door oust the room. they tlirng obama is a nice guy but they're not going there. they don't know mitt romney is the door out of the room. he hasn't said, we're going to take economy and put it in yours. people want change but if you're not going to get change, you'll take security. >> a majority of the voters now approve of the president's doing and the economic pressure is soaring. those are the two indicators.
romney campaign knows that, six people on the stage going head to head against the president of the united states. >> i want to read you something that came out of the "national journal" in a thing called defying gravity and it talks about people talking about the economy going bad. they wrote, perhaps the most concerning for romney is obama is winning a healthy share of votes from people who thing he has steered the country off course. one out of four obama supporters in the...
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happening now, an extraordinary moment at the united nations. israel's prime minister literally draws a red line in a dramatic fashion on iran's nuclear program. but will the u.s. do the same? the presidential candidates make simultaneous stops in the same state and even target the same set of voters. plus, the obama campaign combines mitt romney's words with some potentially devastating pictures. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> as of today we're just 40 days away until the presidential election. and for the second day in a row both mitt romney and president obama have been campaigning in the same battleground state. this time it's virginia where both men targeted the same group of voters. let's walk over to cnn's national political correspondent jim acosta who's been out on the campaign trail watching what's going on. another dramatic day. virginia, virginia, virginia. pretty important place. >> that's right. a rare visit to washington for me. but it's good to be home, wolf. all politics is local. so it was no surprise to
happening now, an extraordinary moment at the united nations. israel's prime minister literally draws a red line in a dramatic fashion on iran's nuclear program. but will the u.s. do the same? the presidential candidates make simultaneous stops in the same state and even target the same set of voters. plus, the obama campaign combines mitt romney's words with some potentially devastating pictures. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> as of today we're just 40...
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he'll seek a more modest goal, a nonstate membership to the united nations. and remember this viral video? months after that cop left his job, his victims are about to get a humongous pay day. the university of california offering $30,000 to each of the 21 plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit. the federal court has yet to approve that settlement. >>> j.k. ro k rouk. allow link new book already a best seller. it's also fiction, but rawling says it deals with adult issues like class inequality. we'll talk a bookstore owner to find out what readers are saying about the book. >>> could fans in baltimore give the refs a standing o tonight? the replacement refs are gone. the officials we know are back. we'll talk about the deal that ended the lockout. [ woman ] it's 32 minutes to go time, and the candidate's speech is in pieces all over the district. the writer's desktop and the coordinator's phone are working on a joke with local color. the secure cloud just received a revised intro from the strategist's tablet. and while i make my way into the venue, the candidat
he'll seek a more modest goal, a nonstate membership to the united nations. and remember this viral video? months after that cop left his job, his victims are about to get a humongous pay day. the university of california offering $30,000 to each of the 21 plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit. the federal court has yet to approve that settlement. >>> j.k. ro k rouk. allow link new book already a best seller. it's also fiction, but rawling says it deals with adult issues like class...